The effects of amines on evoked potentials recorded in the mushroom bodies of the bee brain Export

@article{citeulike:4607937, abstract = {1.Dopamine and octopamine are applied iontophoretically to specific regions of the bee brain and the effects measured on evoked potentials recorded in the a-lobe of the mushroom bodies.2.Octopamine enhances the size of potentials evoked by light stimuli. Dopamine has no significant effect on light-evoked potentials.3.Both dopamine and octopamine reduce the size of potentials evoked by stimulation of the antennae with air or scent. In some animals however, octopamine, unlike dopamine, enhances olfactory responses.4.Differences between the effects of dopamine and octopamine on neural activity in the mushroom bodies of the bee brain may be related to the differences between the effects of these amines on behavioral responses in the bee reported in earlier studies (Mercer and Menzel 1982).}, author = {Mercer, A. R. and Erber, J.}, citeulike-article-id = {4607937}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00605463}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/t76v8214740x8650}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/BF00605463}, journal = {Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology}, keywords = {amine, bee, dopamine, electrophysiology, mushroombody, octopamine}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {469--476}, posted-at = {2009-05-23 07:30:04}, priority = {2}, title = {The effects of amines on evoked potentials recorded in the mushroom bodies of the bee brain}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00605463}, volume = {151}, year = {1983} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4607937 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4607937 N2 - 1.Dopamine and octopamine are applied iontophoretically to specific regions of the bee brain and the effects measured on evoked potentials recorded in the a-lobe of the mushroom bodies.2.Octopamine enhances the size of potentials evoked by light stimuli. Dopamine has no significant effect on light-evoked potentials.3.Both dopamine and octopamine reduce the size of potentials evoked by stimulation of the antennae with air or scent. In some animals however, octopamine, unlike dopamine, enhances olfactory responses.4.Differences between the effects of dopamine and octopamine on neural activity in the mushroom bodies of the bee brain may be related to the differences between the effects of these amines on behavioral responses in the bee reported in earlier studies (Mercer and Menzel 1982). IS - 4 JF - Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology EP - 476 TI - The effects of amines on evoked potentials recorded in the mushroom bodies of the bee brain VL - 151 SP - 469 KW - amine KW - bee KW - dopamine KW - electrophysiology KW - mushroombody KW - octopamine AU - Mercer, AR AU - Erber, J PY - 1983/12/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00605463 ER -